 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Does not yet include recent discoveries related to the understanding of exoplanet's internal structure - e.g, the detection of likely chthonian planet TOI-849 b, 2024 insights to the core of WASP-107b according to Webb's observation, two super-Mercury planets in HD 23472 system.. (September 2024) |
Over the years, our ability to detect, confirm, and characterize exoplanets and their atmospheres has improved, allowing researchers to begin constraining exoplanet interior composition and structure. While most exoplanet science is focused on exoplanetary atmospheric environments, the mass and radius of a planet can tell us about a planet's density, and hence, its internal processes. The internal processes of a planet are partly responsible for its atmosphere, and so they are also a determining factor in a planet's capacity to support life.